North American semiconductor equipment shipments rose 27.7% year-over-year.
Published2018.01.25 10:00The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announced that total North American semiconductor equipment shipments in December amounted to $2.39 billion.
SEMI reports shipments from semiconductor equipment manufacturers in North America based on a three-month average. This represents a 16.3% increase compared to $2.05 billion in November and a 27.7% increase compared to $1.87 billion in December of the previous year.
December pre-processing equipment shipments totaled $2.18 billion, up 17.7% from $1.85 billion in November and up 28.3% from $1.7 billion in December of the previous year.
December post-processing equipment shipments reached $210 million, a 3.6% increase from the $200 million shipped in November and a 22% increase from the $170 million shipped in December of last year.
“North American semiconductor equipment shipments for the month of 2017 ended on a high note this year,” said SEMI’s Ajit Manocha. “North American semiconductor equipment shipments in 2017 increased by more than 40 percent compared to 2016.”
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